In a small study of eight cats at early stages of pregnancy, researchers detected 19 different kinds of microplastic ...

In terms of our major sources of exposure, he said that microplastics are like “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in that they ...

Around the world, plastics are finding their way into farm fields. Some farmers say agricultural plastic, already a necessity ...

Boiling water before drinking it could be "a viable long-term strategy" for reducing global exposure to microplastics, ...

There are no human trials. But we know we are exposed to plastics in everyday life, and that’s what we wanted to examine here.” Microplastics are fragments of polymers that range in size from ...

A new study found that chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. Both synthetic and natural ...

Microplastics are in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink. Here are 5 ways you can reduce your exposure.

“Our goal is not to alarm anybody,” said Mohanty. “But we know we are exposed to plastics in everyday life, and that’s what we wanted to examine here.” But if you are going to continue ...

There are no human trials. But we know we are exposed to plastics in everyday life, and that's what we wanted to examine here." We tend to be worried about microplastics seeping into our food.

Because plastics can remain in the gut for up to four months in sea turtles, the scientists speculate that microplastics can cross biological barriers from the gut to organs via the circulatory ...

There are no human trials. But we know we are exposed to plastics in everyday life, and that’s what we wanted to examine here.” Recent studies into microplastics suggest they are making their ...

That's because a lot of the waste found floating in oceans that is labeled as microplastics is, in fact, tiny pieces of vehicle tires that slough off during everyday use, called tire and road wear ...